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School of Creative Arts & Humanities Hellenic & Greek Studies 4 How to become a Guardian INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE We invite all members of the community considering supporting our Greek and Hellenic Studies program to consider becoming a Greek Guardian and pledge a donation for the next five years. Hellenic Diaspora All Guardians are listed on the Roll of Honour in the foyer of the Chancellery Building on Casuarina campus and on the Foundation website, enjoy invitations to annual Guardian events, civic occasions and subscriptions to CDU’s Origins magazine for their generous support. All donations are managed through the CDU Foundation, with 100% of funds going directly to support the Greek Studies program. The Foundation is a trustee of the Charles Darwin University Foundation Trust and is a company limited by guarantee and established under a Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association. All gifts of $2 or more are tax deductable. The Foundation is audited annually by the NT Auditor- General. To discuss how you can contribute to our Foundation please email [email protected] For more information for our Hellenic & Greek Studies Program, please contact: Associate Professor George Frazis, Perspectives on the Hellenic Diaspora T. 08 8946 6486 M. 042324 8900 Συγχρονικές και Διαχρονικές Όψεις [email protected] http://www.cdu.edu.au/creative-arts- της Ελληνικής Διασποράς humanities/language-studies SAT 3 JUNE, 2017 WED 28 JUNE, 2017 FRI 14 JULY, 2017 CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN MACEDONIA CASUARINA CAMPUS RHODES, GREECE THESSALONIKI, GREECE organised by Charles Darwin University, University of the Aegean & University of Macedonia 4 This article was published in Ευχαριστώ Booklet, Charles Darwin University Foundation 2017, page 48. ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ Charles Darwin University School of Creative Arts & Humanities Hellenic & Greek Studies 1st Conference on Hellenic Diaspora Perspectives on the Hellenic Diaspora Συγχρονικές και Διαχρονικές Όψεις της Ελληνικής Διασποράς Day 1 Day 2 DAY 3 3 JUNE 28 JUNE 14 JULY CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN THESSALONIKI, GREECE RHODES, GREECE June – July 2017 The Hellenic and Greek Studies Staff of the School of Creative Arts and Humanities Cordially invites you To attend our events during our Second Hellenic Cultural Week-2017 Topic: Perspectives on the Hellenic Diaspora: Hellenes in Australia, Hellenic Presence in North Australia By Academics from Charles Darwin University Charles Sturt University La Trobe University Curtin University From Monday 29 May to 3 June 2017 Casuarina Campus, Blue 5.1.01 Check the program for more details The Hellenic and Greek Studies at CDU is supported by The Guardians of Greek Language and Culture Project of CDU Foundation Hellenic Cultural Week-2017 Monday 29 May 2017 7.00-9.00 Casuarina Campus, Blue 5.1.01 Lecture I A History of 2 Sister Cities: 7.10-7.30 Kalymnos & Darwin Lecture by George Lambrinidis & Holly Pedersen Lecture II Milestones of the Hellenic Diaspora 7.40-8.30 Lecture by A/Prof George Frazis The Iones dance group of the NT Dances from Asia Minor Hellenic Cultural Week-2017 Friday 2 June 2017 7.00-8.30 Casuarina Campus, Blue 5.1.01 Book Launch The Legacy of the Greek Language Compiled and Edited By Professor George Kanarakis Charles Sturt University Presenters of the Book Professor Brian Mooney, Philosopher Head of School Creative Arts & Humanities A/Prof George Frazis Hellenic & Greek Studies The Iones dance group Pontian, Macedonian, Roditikos of the NT International Conference on the Hellenic Diaspora Perspectives on the Hellenic Diaspora Συγχρονικές και Διαχρονικές Όψεις της Ελληνικής Διασποράς Organized by: Charles Darwin University University of the Aegean University of Macedonia Academic Committee Assistant Professor Louiza Christodoulidou, University of the Aegean Mrs Paraskevi Evgeniou, Charles Darwin University Mr Marios Fesopoulos, Charles Darwin University Associate Professor George Frazis, Charles Darwin University Associate Professor Eleni Gavras, University of Macedonia Assistant Professor Georgios Katsadoros, University of the Aegean Associate Professor Vasilia Kourtis-Kazoullis, University of the Aegean Professor Dimitrios Kyrkilis, University of Macedonia Professor Brian Mooney, Charles Darwin University Dr Marianthi Oikonomakou, University of the Aegean Associate Professor George Papantonakis, University of the Aegean Associate Professor Dimitris Stamatopoulos, University of Macedonia Associate Professor Spyros Syropoulos, University of the Aegean Associate Professor Ram Vemouri, Charles Darwin University Professor Eftyhia Voutiras, University of Macedonia DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 SAT 3 JUNE, 2017 WED 28 JUNE, 2017 FRI 14 JULY 2017 CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN OF MACEDONIA CASUARINA RHODES, GREECE THESSALONIKI, GREECE Day 1 Saturday 3 June 2017 Location: Casuarina Campus, Blue 5.1.01 Session 1 Chair: Professor George Kanarakis 9.00-9.30 Dr George Vassilacopoulos, La Trobe University Greek-Australians: From racial outsiders to racial insiders. 9.40-10.10 Dr Toula Nicolacopoulos, La Trobe University Greek-Australians’ place in the constitution of the so-called “Australian genius”. 10.20-10.50 A/Prof George Frazis, Charles Darwin University Από την Ιστορία των Ελλήνων στη Βόρεια Επικράτεια: η περίπτωση ενός Έλληνα Μακεδόνα και η σχέση του με τους ιθαγενείς Αυστραλούς. 11.00-11.30: coffee break Session 2 Chair: Dr Toula Nicolacopoulos 11.30-12.00 Dr John Yiannakis, OAM, Curtin University Tales of Transience and Turmoil at the Top End for Greek Arrivals in Early Twentieth Century Australia. 12.00-12.30 Professor George Kanarakis, OAM, Charles Sturt University A Cross-Cultural Journey: Greek Australians and Indigenous Australians in Contact. 12.30-13.00 A/Prof Rum Vemuri, Charles Darwin University Economic significance of the Hellenic Diaspora. 13.00-13.50: Lunch Break Session 3 Chair: Dr John Yiannakis 14.00-14.30 Mrs Eleni Hatzilaou, Pharmacist Migration to Australia: Kalymnian Settlement in Darwin. 14.30-15.00 Mr Kon Vatskalis, The Establishment of a Greek Community in the Tropical North of Australia and its Interactions in a Culturally Diverse Community. 15.00-15.30 Mrs Koulla Roussos, Barrister Utopia. 15.30-16.00 Mr George Lambrinidis, Charles Darwin University A History of 2 Sister Cities: Kalymnos & Darwin. Abstracts & Biographical Notes Associate Professor George Frazis, Hellenic & Greek Studies, Charles Darwin University Abstract: The Second World War serves as a backdrop for this paper on the life of the influential Greek migrant Lambros Gougos. Leaving his native Greece (Kastoria) and his family just before the onset of the war, Gougos arrived in Australia and by 1942 had made his way to Darwin to start a new life. The Second World War and the civil war in Greece that followed saw Gougos’ family dislocated and scattered, most never to see him again. The paper examines Gougos’ accomplishments in the face of this and many other adversities and pays tribute to his life in the Northern Territory, in the 50s and 60s, in which decades Hellenes started establishing their Institutions, including the Church, the Community, Brotherhoods and Associations. Περίληψη: Η παρούσα εισήγηση σκοπό έχει να αναδείξει έναν πρωτοπόρο Έλληνα από τη Μακεδονία, ο οποίος σε μια περίοδο αναστάτωσης και παγκόσμιας ύφεσης, επιχειρεί τολμηρές καινοτομίες στο χώρο της οικονομίας στη Βόρεια Επικράτεια και αφήνει έντονα το σημάδι του στην περιοχή. Πραγματεύεται τη ζωή και τις δραστηριότητες ενός Έλληνα μετανάστη, του Λάμπρου Γούγου, ο οποίος έπαιξε σημαντικό ρόλο στην ανάπτυξη του Ντάργουιν για δυο δεκαετίες. Ο Λάμπρος Γούγος είναι ένα παράδειγμα πρωτοπόρου Έλληνα του Ντάργουιν, ο οποίος μαζί με πολλούς άλλους Έλληνες, Αυστραλούς και ιθαγενείς, την περίοδο του μεσοπολέμου και λίγο μετά το δεύτερο πόλεμο συνέβαλαν πολύ στην οικονομική ανάπτυξη της Βόρειας Αυστραλίας. Η εισήγηση αυτή αποτελεί ένα μικρό μέρος μιας ευρύτερης εργασίας που στοχεύει στην ιστορική καταγραφή του Ελληνισμού στη Βόρεια Επικράτεια. Οι Έλληνες και οι Κύπριοι στη Βόρεια Επικράτεια από το 19ο αιώνα μέχρι σήμερα (συμπεριλαμβανομένου και του αριθμού των μεταναστών που επέστρεψαν στην Αυστραλία λόγω της οικονομικής κρίσης στην Ευρώπη) έχουν γράψει τη δική τους ιστορία, είτε ως άτομα είτε μέσω των θεσμικών οργάνων στα οποία ανήκουν. Τις καθημερινές τους ενασχολήσεις ως άτομα και ως όργανα θεσμών επιχειρούμε να αναδείξουμε στην ιστορική μας αυτή καταγραφή. Associate Professor George Frazis graduated from the Philosophical Department of the University of Athens in 1981 with a BA (Hons). In 1987 he completed a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Adelaide and in 1995 he completed a Master of Arts at Flinders University in Adelaide. In 1999 he completed a PhD at Flinders University dealing with the literature of Pandelis Prevelakis. George currently teaches the Modern Greek Language and Greek Literature at Charles Darwin University where he specialises in literary studies, Modern Greek Literature, Immigration Greeks in Australia; oral history. His main project currently and for the coming years is the collection and publication of stories of Hellenes in Northern Territory. He is also developing the on-line courses of Hellenic Language and Culture by teaching language and culture with the use of new technologies, and in the creation of computer-based programs for the teaching of language in all forms through distance education. George is the